Means for mounting furniture in rooms.



PATENTED MAY 21, 1907. C. MERRILL. MEANS FOR MGUNTING FURNIEJURB IN ROOMSn APPLIOATIDN BILBD HOV.16.1B06.

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i men that i, NATHAN G. MEnmL a the United States of America, re 1e city oi Vancouver, in the Provi. it h. iffolun'ihio, Canada, have ini new and useful In'iprovenient in ms for Mounting Furniture in Rooms, of which the i'oliowing is {L specification.

'ihis invention relates to a rotatable panel d signed to occupy it space in the wallet a room, on one face of which panel is secured on article of parlor. furniture such as abook-- iil ritoire or chine cupboard which it may he required to @XPOSG- or use during the day, d d on the other face. a dressing-table or oth f sirtieie of bed room iurnishing which man: he required when the room is to be used ltfl :i bed room: The object being to provide a nmins whereby the limited space. available in the rooms oi an apartment hoiise may be Lii'illZPtl to oilord it maximum of sccommo dzitionv Provision is also ninde in the design of the panel and the furniture thereon, that when the panel is rotated to expose the lire. 'ngptehle or. otherwirticle of attached iurnilure, o. closzthlc passage :iliords access the rec which the panel and its furni 1* pins which recess may approprislel i eniarqed to iorni o. clothes closet or The inrei'ition is fully described in the loleeiiicnl'ion, reference l 0lI1Z111iUlP to .n gs by which itis neconipnnicd, in which:

Fig-ore i is s front elevation of the panel lowing E2. 0 .e cupboard on one face and e dr-essing-lshin on the other, showing the panel opened to expose the dressing-table to the room, and Fig. '3, 2t sectional planoi the some, showing in dot and dash lines the posi tion ol' the same when the l ool cnse is e poi-40d lo the parlor and the drcssing-lnblo wipioi; tho rec Figs. 3 do 4 are (.letail views livridiinl'ie'i" referred to. i

in these drawings 2 represents the well of a room, it Ewing the room side and 4 that oi the or clothes t'loset. in on opening or 53 between 3 end 4 preferably iltljfir i! an onier wall having s window, it mi i or door "4' I"? mounted on pivots o toedge not? the outer wall. (in the -1- ol this pnnel is secured. a china, ho 7 it or other desired article of parlor 'urnilnre, and projecting from the other lilt't m" the panel 7, toward the pivotal sxis dies-col is a pgincl 9, extending the height of i i i i p wring F'HdMQQNTIiNG P'I TURiEJ- l l i spebifimndiigigi g nty v i l l l Application i r 16. 1906. Serial No. arenas.

rammedm y 21,1907.

the panel i, to the outer edge ofwhi'ch panel 9 is hinged. a narrow door 10 to open either way as desired. The combinedwidth of the panel 9 and its hingedi door 1( being such that'they will fill the space froin'itliefface of the panel 7 to the opposite edge oithp opening 5, when it is open to theposition shown in Fig. 2. The panel 9, projecting as it does at right angles from the face of the panel 7 and toward one edge thereor' may properly form a part of the-structure of the dressingtable or other article which it may be desired tosecure to the inner or closet side of the panel 7, and the face of the door 10 which is exposed to the room may appropriately be provided with a full length mirror 10". As the weight of the panels and their cttnchments should be directly supported by the pivots these should offer an ample sorisice for wear ind may be provided with ball bearings 6* to reduce friction. The lower pivot will also be provided with a lootstep bee-ring 6 to sustain the weigl'it and to retain the panel and its attachments clear of the floor, though if thought desirable this Ina; be attained by casters 1'2.

convenient means for enlarging the accommodation of a room, and is particularly applicable for use in apartment houses, for the private rooms of hospitals; Where, as suggested, the panel is placed adjacent to the outer wall so that the panel will fold against it when it is desired to ex ose the dressing-table for use, the some wil be in a favorable position in regard to the light from the window. l l

Having now particularly described my invontion and the manner of its application and use hereby declare that what I claim as new end desire to be protected in by Letters Patent, is: l i

i. In the well of a room having a recess or closet, apzmel fillin the openin thereto said panel being pivoteliymountef in at well of at room having a recess or it will be observed that this device oiiers at hotels and I toward one edge so as to be movable on a vertical fi-XlS ro ectlng at closet, a panel pivotally i'nounted toward one edge in the opening thereto, a secondary panel secured to the first mentioned panel and projecting at substantially right angles from the inner or closet side of the first mentioned panel at the edge toward the pivotal axis therebf, said secondary panel being of less width than the first mentioned panel and a swinging door hingedly secured to said secondary )anel to form a continuation thereof all eing arranged substantially as shown and described.

3. In a wall of a room, having a recess or panel, means secured to the first mentioned panel and the secondary panel and su ported y said panels, said secondary panel ein "of less width than the first mentioned pane to provide a passage when the first mentioned panel is swung open, and a swingin door secured to said secondary paneland orrning a continuation thereof to normally close said NATHAN o. MERRILL.

Witnesses:

ROWLAND BRITTAIN, CLIVE S. (JARMAN. 

